Senators back emergency power for BBM to cut taxes
The President cannot unilaterally suspend the imposition of mandatory excise taxes unless Congress passes a law.
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The President cannot unilaterally suspend the imposition of mandatory excise taxes unless Congress passes a law.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sought to calm fears of a fuel shortage as the war between the United States and Iran threatened to disrupt the global oil…
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Petron Corp. capped 2025 with a net income of P15.6 billion, soaring 84 percent from P8.5 billion in 2024.
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Imposing a Value-Added Tax (VAT) on system loss charges in electricity bills penalizes consumers for electricity they did not use, raising serious legal and…
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Today, we may be going about our daily activities without having to fear what the skies could drop upon us. Yet somehow we feel that something has already…
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The lesson, for the Philippines, is both urgent and familiar: the country’s economic fate is tied, inescapably, to the stability of a world it does not control.
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Amid continuous fuel price hikes, lawmakers on Tuesday renewed calls to scrap taxes on oil products as pump prices are projected to increase by nearly P2 per…
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Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso ordered a 50 percent reduction in fuel consumption for all city government operations Monday, citing an anticipated…
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The Department of Health (DoH) reiterated its stance against vaping on Saturday amid discussions at the House of Representatives last week on raising excise…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed Senate Bill No. 1849 seeking to abolish the travel tax imposed on Filipinos leaving the country and on nationals of…
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House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago called for the urgent removal of the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on basic…
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The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), in a Senate hearing last week, raised concerns that may undermine investor confidence in…
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Naghain si Senadora Loren Legarda ng panukalang batas na naglalayong palakasin ang proteksiyon sa pambansang pamana at pasiglahin ang konserbasyon ng mga…
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Senator Loren Legarda has filed a measure seeking to strengthen heritage conservation efforts by granting tax relief and other incentives to privately owned…
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‘I think it should be passed because it will be a big help to ordinary travelers.’
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No malicious accusations nor attempts to discredit my work will ever diminish my love for public service.
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The decision to abolish the controversial travel tax is better left to the House of Representatives, according to Finance Secretary Frederick Go.
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Puspusang sinuportahan ni dating Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda ang panukala ni House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos na alisin ang travel…
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